Store-goods lifter.



PATENTED DEC. 22, 1903.

P. QHRISTMAN. STORE GOODS LIFTER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1903- H0MODEL.

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. UNITED STATES Patented December 22, 1903.

PETER CHRISTMAN, OF GREENBAY, WISCONSIN.

STORE-GOODS LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 747,376, dated December.1903- Application filed June 11, 1903. Serial No. 161,034. \No model. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER CHRIsT AN, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Grreenbay, in the county of Brown and State of Wis-- cousin,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Store-Goods Lifters;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improved store-goods lifter adapted foruse in takingdown cans and packages from shelves andother elevatd places and placingthe same thereon; and it consists in the construction and combinationhereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of a store-goods lifterembodying my improvements.

To the upper end of the handle 1, which may be of any suitable length,is attached a head 2, which is here shown as formed of plate metal bentin substantially inverted-U shape to provide a depending arm 3 at itsinner end and a depending jaw 4 at its outer end. Said arm 3 has itslower end secured to the upperend of the handle, and the said jaw hasits lower end widened to form vertical arms 5, which are spaced apart byan opening 6 in the lower end of said jaw 4. The said arms 5 haveoutwardly-converging bevels 7 at their outer sides, and their lower endsare similarly beveled, as at 8. The edges'of said bevels 7 8 .aresharpened to facilitate the insertion of said bevels between packageswhich are closely disposed. Guiderods 9 connect thearm 3 and jawltogether, are parallel with each other, and are appropriately spacedapart.

A sliding jaw 10 is here shown as formed of plate metal and comprises ahorizontallydisposed intermediate portion 11, an upwardly-extending arm12 at 'the inner end thereof, and a vertically-disposed jaw 13 at theouter end thereof, the said jaw having an upwardly-extening flange 14above the intermediate portion and a pair of depending arms 15 below thesame, which are adapted to coact with the arms 5 of jaw 4 in graspingand releasing a can, package, box, or other article. The guide-rods 9support the sliding jaw. The upper guide-rod extends through an openingin the arm 12 and thesliding jaw, and the lower guide-rod extend throughopenings in said arm and in the flange 14. Hence the sliding jaw isslidably connected to and carried by the head and is movable toward andfrom the fixed jaw 4 at the outer end of the head. A spring is employedto normally move the sliding jaw toward the fixed jaw. This spring ishere shown as a coiled retractile spring 16, connected to the jaw 4 andto the arm 12. An operating cord, wire, chain, or the like element 17 isconnected tothe arm 12 of the sliding jaw, passes through an opening inthe arm 3 of the head, engages a direction-pulley l8, and its lower endis attached to a lever 19, which lever is pi-votally connected to thehandle 1, as at 20. A ring 21 is attached to the said cord, wire, orchain. f

To take down a can or package from a shelf or other elevated place or toreplace the same, the lever on the handle is pressed down, which bymeans of the cord draws the sliding jaw against the tension of thespring 16 from the fixed jaw 4:, leaving a space between them andenabling the arms of the respective jaws to be placed around the can orpackage. By releasing the lever the spring is caused to close the jawsupon the can or package and to hold it firmly between them while beingmoved. The ring attached to the cord enables the grip of the jaws to beloosened by pulling on the same with the thumb or finger.

From the foregoing descripti0n,-taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the combination and operation of theinventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire tosecure-by Letters Patent, is

1. A store-goods lifter, comprising a handle, an inverted- U shapedhead-thereon having its outer depending portion formed into a fixed jawand its inner depending portion secured to the handle, guides connectingthe said depending portions of the said head, a sliding jaw carried bythe said guides, and means to operate the sliding jaw, substantially asdescribed.

2. A store-goods lifter, comprising a handle, an inverted-U-shaped headthereon having its outer depending portion formed into a fixed jaw andits inner depending portion secured to the handle, guides connecting thesaid depending portions of the said head, a sliding jaw carried by thesaid guides, means to operate the sliding jaw, a spring connect- I ingthe sliding jaw to the fixed jaw and normally closing them together, acord attached to the sliding jaw and a lever on the handle to which thecord is attached.

nesses.

PETER CHRISTMAN.

Witnesses:

G. H. SAGERMAN, J. B. DUBoIs.

